Determining whether postoperative chemoradiotherapy is required in patients with pathologic T3N0 rectal cancer with negative resection margin.

Jong Yun BaekJeong Il YuHee Chul ParkDoo Ho ChoiGyu Sang YooWoo Yong LeeSeong Hyeon YunYong Beom ChoYoon Ah ParkHee Cheol KimHeerim Nam

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2020)

Postoperative CCRT significantly decreased LR in patients with pT3N0 rectal cancer with a negative resection margin but having a distance from the anal verge ≤ 5 cm or DRM ≤ 2 cm.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
patients undergoing
radiation therapy
high grade